Tackle box with revolving receptacle



July l5, 1952 G. H. 'rEssMER Erm. 2,603,549

TACKLE BOX WITH REVOLVING RECEPTACLE Filed NOV. 25, 1946 'E 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 I4 NVETORS,

GORDON H.TEssMER WARREN V. ERICKSON F l G. 4 Y

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Our. invention relates to tackle boxes and has flor an object to provide a highly useful' and practical tackle box.

.Anothery object of the invention resides in providing a tackle box having numerous individual compartments in which 'fishing tackle and supplies may be kept land in'which the same are held apart to prevent tangling and injury to the same. Y

Another object of the invention resides in providing a tackle box in which the contents of the various compartments may be readily made visible to the user.

t A still further object'of the invention resides in providing a tackle box with a case having.` a lower half and an vupper half adapted to be opened to give access to the interior or to be closed to enclose the contents of the box,

A'still further object of the invention resides in providing partitions extending across the lower half of the case and spaced from lthe end walls thereof to provide end compartments in the .case vand an intermediate spacel therebetween.

`, lAnother object of the invention resides inprovviding a revoluble container within the space between said partitions.

A feature ofv the invention resides in'constructing the partitions with bearings and the container with trunnionsjournaled forrotation in 'the bearings, said bearingsl being open'V at the top to permit of insertion into and removal-'of the container from the case.

' A still further object of theinvention resides in constructing'rthe,container with a number of trays arranged'about'the axis-of the container vand havingjuxtaposed radial walls and curved .bottom Walls connected therewith.

grooves toppen' or close the outer portions ofthe said trays. f

Another object of the inventontresides in providing at the ends of the upper half of the case,

clipsfor attaching articles to the upper half of the case whereby the space above the ,endv corn- Figa is a pian view of the tackle box with the case closed and with portions of the upper half of the same brokeraway to show the interior partments in the lowerhalf ofthe case'may beutilized. I y e y Other objects of the invention reside in the novel combination and arrangementof parts and in thel Vdetails of construction hereinafterfillusr'trated and/or described. v

In'the'dra'.wings.:v e e Fig. 1 is a' perspective view ofvuafxtackle box. illustrating an embodiment4 off curi iriventiorifand construction of the box.

Fig. 3 is an elevational'sectional view taken ,on

line 3--3 of Fig. 2. y

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 3. Y j

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken online 5--5 of Fig. 3. l Fig. 6 is a perspective view of aportionof one of the trays of the container removed from the case.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary elevational view of one of the guides 'of the invention. Our improved' inventionl includes a case indi- Gated in its entirety at Iii and in which is disposed a revoluble container Il. The containerjl'l is arranged so that the same 'may be rotated to display the various articles contained within the same and so that lsaid container may be easily removed from the case whenever desired. A"Ih'ese various parts will now be described in detail.l

The case IU consists of a lower half I2 and an upper half I3. The lower halfl I2 comprises'a bottom I4, side walls I5 and I6 and end walls I1 and I8.- These parts are preferably stamped from sheet material and'in the form of the invention shown, are integral', having rounded corners I9 between the side and end walls of 'the'c'ase and other rounded corners 2| between the bottom and side and end walls of the case. Atl the upper edges of the side and end walls is formed an oiiset 22 connected to the side and end walls by means of a ledge 23. The upper half I3 of the case is similarly constructed being formed with a top 24, side walls 2,5 and 26 and end walls 21 and 28. The upper edges of the side and end walls are formed with an oiiset 29 extending inwardly from the walls of the case. The offset 29 of the upper half I3 is adapted to be received withiii'the offset 22 0f the lower haii I2 as best shown in Figs. 3 Yand a For cvnnectins the two halves la and I3 together, hinges 32 are employed which are Secured to the Walls I5 and 26 ofthe'two halves I2 and I3 respectively. Fastener members 33 secured to the wall -I cooperate with complemental fastener members 34 which are secured to the wall 2B. By means of thisfconstruction, the two halves of the casev may be locked in closed position. A handle 30'is secured to the top wall 24 of the upper half I3 loi case I0 by means of which the box may be conveniently carried about. l i

Within the half I2 ofthe case I0` are mounted two transverse partitions 35 and 36 which are disposed inwardly from the end wallsvr I'l Vand I8 to form end compartments 3l and 38 between said partitions and the end walls Hand' I8 and an intermediate Space 39 therebetween These the following manner:

II. This container comprises aunumblerW oftrays 44, 45, 4s, 41, 4s ariane-Aitor mese irais* are identical in construction and only-the tray: 44 will be described in detail. This tray is con-M For supportingthevarioustr I 4 v 54 and and i.55 are employe'dwhich'are' hexagonal p in 'form and which close the .endsfoiftl'ie vvtrays *44. 4.5.v 4.6.41, 4s vand 49. 'rhjejs'aid iraysa 'arranged thatthe walls 5I 'and '52,' ofthC'said trays vare disposed in juxtaposed"position'lnd "so that the vsaidtrays are arrangdjfaboiit the axis of the revolublecontainer Il j 'I'l'i'etrays are attache'dto'the end wialls`54 by neans o 'ears `sa struekout'fromfiheendsof iiiem'diai 5I and 52 and` ears 51 struck out from the curved bott'ci'm wallli;Y Thesefearsjextendout thro gh the end walls 54 andare' b'en't over asbest shown inFigsgi and '44" j The container j is supporie'djror .rotation "in l t p 'Extending joutwar'di'y fr'm 'thefend' ,wallsfrll' and 5.5 are `trur'iriions 59 thwsaid end walls :in 'a "sitable'pess These ingsare formed inrrni'lchV the samema'nn'eras vExtenlin "44s.A 47,149 pajas/gie dividers' si 'iiiiiieirgaijviae YtheA space y withinwsaidI into compartments nThe-variousn trays v f the Vcofnt'ainer` II are VYc lqsecl by rneans of Athe vfollowing construction:

portionso f the` radial wallsll Hand @lof-,tray

These ribs `greatly stiifen and reinf roe i lil. anc.. e bissl 66 and 61 and is clear of the same' t all'positions of the closures. The said clip stiiens the A intermediateleirp'osed edge. of ,the closure. At-

.talieg. @the cllsureuwi isloprosiie end 1s another clip 16 similar to'thewclipy 'I5 and formgfing a cross-bar at the outermost end of the `v4closure. VThis clip also moves freely between th'evtwo flanges 68 and 69 of the guides 66 and "67. )The said clip has a nger-piece 'I1 extend- .ingputwardlytherefrom and which may be engagedlbyvthe user to slide the tray along the two guides 6 6 and 61. By means of this construction, -one-half of the interior of the tray 44 is exposed for access to the articles within the various` compartments T262, 63 and 64 within the samep, .4 .c lbrdjelt t0 ,holdsthQIQSQQSUand '1% elO'SSi position, the' connectingporjtion's vin@olosjuif'e'iislorouehtinto;engagent@ with, the said anges have affspring 'actionlten vingY to frictionally engage said closure and-to holdthe's'arne imposition,l ,Y M Y' "For the purpose fof v,utilizing the 'spac the end compartment' 33 andinv I3 of the case lmclips I3 2 ,arA ,A end walls'21"andi2. Th` 'esej cliY to'rceive art of ,therarticles tobe ho u said' space. I nfFig. 3,; we indicatedl'in fdotted `lines 1 at;`

said case`an'd,Withtheu attac ing hereof mounted beneatnfthe 'ciip'fz e A all fy "the spacemwithin'thefpase ancl-y conw ner is resumir-available for the" keepipgpf Athe" various 'articles ordinarily-romain a-iaei 1ejbx-f l The` operation "of the*dei/i'izefisfiit` After the "container I I "has'been Yplaced within the ease "i o arid positioned `so 'that irunni'ms iss ride freelyk in the bearings'59, vthe` boxfcan'be used.V Toward lthisV end, the closures 'I3'f'a'nd 14 are s lid one wayuor the other'togive acce'ssfto ,the various compartments v(i2, nI3ffard'64fv'iithin @the trays. The"articlesareplaced inbrrenjed from the trays as desired Mand the clqsures brought back into closed position. IUpqnrevolvingthe container I I, the yarticles within the qmpartments 62,'L63rand 64 are successively, brought .to View enabling the yuser to seleci'wandf. easily remove from 1 'the i container`v any desiredr article rhe chooses. Various'iarticle'smay'also be placed in the' e'nd compartments 31 and 38. i

The advantages of the invention -are manifest. The device provides a maximum number Aof individu'al compartments? inwhich'v'arious '.items'of `nshin'g' tackle" such as hooks. iiriesand? baits; fete. 'may 'be separately rstored 'to4 preventjentaig'lement i of the` same. VWith our uiri/entionfllirgfciically allof the sp/acerwithin the caseoffthefbox f'maybe/11.1tiliz'ed. With abox embodyingJ our in- Ventieri;then/arms baitsl @tether ifl #tained Withinthevompartmetsof tl'ht Ufer Y' maybejviewed and inspected before the rernlcival 'of the same. 'Ourimproved tackle boxfis'neat and attractive in appearance and has greatiutili- .constructed almost weritirelii Y "atriie t" mly'reasonableic t.

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'W15 as herein described, maylmadetyithifijm scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of our invention.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a tackle box, a revoluble container including trays having radial walls with bottom walls connected thereto and forming compartments within said container opening outwardly in a direction away from theaxis of said container, U-shaped guides at the outer edges of said radial walls having spaced flanges forming facing grooves, closures for the trays slidable in said grooves, said flanges at the ends of said grooves being constructed of resilient material and pinched together to frictionally engage said closures to hold the same in their closing positions.

2. In a tackle box, a revoluble container including trays having radial walls with bottom walls connected thereto, U-shaped guides at the outer edges of said radial Walls having spaced anges forming facing grooves, closures for the trays slidable in said grooves, said guides being slit at the ends to separate the flanges, said flanges being pinched together to frictionally engage the closures to hold the same in their extreme positions.

3. In a tackle box, a case comprising a lower portion open at its top, two transverse parti'- tions in said portion of the case spaced from one another and from the end walls of the case, a revoluble container within the case disposed between said partitions. lbearings on said partitions open at the upper portions of the same, trunnions on said container journaled in said bearings and removable therefrom upon upward movement of the container, said trunnions havy ing openings in the ends of the same forming finsaid grooves adapted to frictionally engage the ends of said closures and to hold the same in their closing positions.

GORDON H. TEssMER. WARREN v. ERICKSON.

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